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Chuckling here! Thsnks

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Well its such a true statement and I get a kick out of the peeps that feel a .270 is such a more potent round..kind of like the thought process that a 300 wsm with a 180 @ 2950 is that much more of a round than the 06 with a 168 @ 2900.....yeepers some people need to hunt more and read less...grin

Thx again and I guarantee I'll use that one for life.

When I was in the wacky gun biz and people wanted a lighter round for their kids/wives etc and were looking .243 I always had them look at a T3/25-06 and all that went that way totally love it!

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The 25/06 is one of the most useful rounds out there- mild recoil, adequate for small game up to and including moose, easy to load for, cheap to shoot.
As far as the Tikkas go, I am getting to be a one trick pony with them, currently having three-

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Nuthin' wrong with a 25/06...it's a Roberts on steroids grin




The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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gotta agree with 7mm08 and 25/06. I just don't see that much difference between the 270 and the 06 in recoil.

Since the 7mm08 ballistics match the 06 closely, I guess the question is whether you want something that matches the bullet drop on what you've got, or something that adds a different capability (like really flat shooting to 300 and beyond). The 25-06 would get you that.

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Another vote for the .243. When I am going for deer and such 100 grain Federal Vital Shocks do the trick, with little recoil. If I want more juice for bigger game then I need to play with the .308, .30-06 or .35 Whelen. Every caliber has its place. Everyone should at least have one smaller (.243, 25-06 etc) and one larger (.308, ,30-06 etc)..But then thats my personal opinion.

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Originally Posted by wildswalker
The .243AI will do a LOT of killin'.........


I see; another vote for the 6mm Remington - and seconded.


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I like my .300Savage. Only problem is there are not a lot of factory rifles chambering it anymore. Although, I've never gone into walmart or a gun shop and not been able to come out with a box of it.


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OK, OK. I'll settle this. 25-06! There! Did you think I'd pick anything else? Honestly, there are alot of excellent choices to be had. Just had to add to the 25-06 list. Its my favorite. Tom

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Originally Posted by Big_Redhead


Almost invariably the animal will run a ways after the "classic" behind-the-shoulder shot, regardless of caliber used.

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I know they do that with the 100 grainers. Those slick tricks sure put em down in a hurry!


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25/06 with a 100g Partition will kill any deer walking....real dead! The 25/06 has a very moderate recoil.

I have also had very good luck with the 243 with the 95g Partition and the 100g Hornady BTSP with close to max loads of IMR 4350 and Win primers.

I do not feel a noticable amount of recoil between the 7/08 and the 30/06.

To me, the 243 has a significant amount of recoil LESS than the 25/06. I have taken some big deer at 300-350 yards with the 243 with both the 95g Partition and the 100g Hornady BTSP.

A friend moved to New Zeland. He is a hunter and rifleman. He swears that the 95g Hornady SST in a 243 is one of the best cartridges on the planet. He hunts a lot of deer that are very large.

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Wow, this is an old thread.

My answer to this question back in 2008 was to acquire a Ruger #1 in 7x57.

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